All my life I've been a cowboy in my heartEvery western hero on the screen'sBeen with me from the startRidin' high and showin' me the wayAnd they've been there with me through my toughest timesWe'd ride out to the boundries but we never crossed those linesAnd that's a code that I'm still livin' by today

The code of the west was black and whiteGood guys and the badYou would always know who's wrong or rightBy the color of their hat

Now there aren't so many happy trailsI've ridden some you wouldn't wanna seeYou don't go off into the sunsetAnd they don't run from sea to shinin' sea

And it's good to see the bad guys on the runWhile our modern day heroes show 'em how the west was wonOn their trail 'til they bring the last one downWe could use a few more cowboys here todayA few more days of reckoning and a lot more hell to payWhere that debt is owed there ain't no middle ground

The code of the west was black and whiteThe good guys and the badYou would always know who's wrong or rightBy the color of their hat

Now there aren't so many happy trailsI've ridden some you wouldn't wanna seeYou don't go off into the sunsetAnd they don't run from sea to shinin' sea

The code of the west was black and whiteThe good guys and the badYou would always know who's wrong and who was rightBy the color of their hat

Now there aren't so many happy trailsI've ridden some you wouldn't wanna seeYou don't go off into the sunsetAnd they don't run from sea to shinin' sea